drogadependencia

English translation: drug dependence

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Spanish term or phrase:drogadependencia
English translation:drug dependence
Entered by: Laura Benedetti

13:29 Feb 28, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / medical / legal
Spanish term or phrase: drogadependencia
Is "drug abuse" the exact equivalent for this? I'm not sure! Please, confirm. Thank you!!!!
Laura Benedetti
Local time: 13:59
drug dependence
Explanation:
"drug dependance" is better.

Good luck

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-02-28 13:35:33 GMT)
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** Please note, "dependence" as spelled in the title and not in the message of the text.. later when typing it in I accidentally typed "A" instead of "E" without noticing. Correct spelling: "dependence"
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Alison Imms
Grading comment
Thank you for your kind help!!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1drug dependency
Tim Jenkins
5 +1drug dependence
Alison Imms
4 +1drug dependence
Nuria Navarro
4drug addiction
Patricia Ferreira Larrieux


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drug dependence


Explanation:
Según el diccionario Oxford, ese es su equivalente en inglés.

Nuria Navarro
Spain
Local time: 18:59
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Agree - and you were first!
1 hr
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drug dependency


Explanation:
Thousands of references!!


    Reference: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/dlahandbook-pdfs/ch22.pdf
Tim Jenkins
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JEAN HUTCHINGS
21 hrs
  -> Thanks for the support Jean. I was robbed here. Not a native English speaker in sight to make the right decision!
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drug dependence


Explanation:
"drug dependance" is better.

Good luck

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-02-28 13:35:33 GMT)
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** Please note, "dependence" as spelled in the title and not in the message of the text.. later when typing it in I accidentally typed "A" instead of "E" without noticing. Correct spelling: "dependence"

Alison Imms
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thank you for your kind help!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph Tein: Drug dependence, drug abuse, and drug addiction are all terms with specific, different meanings.
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
drug addiction


Explanation:
Yo prefiero esta forma.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_addiction

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-addiction/DS00183

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001522.htm

Espero que te ayude!

Patricia Ferreira Larrieux
Italy
Local time: 18:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Joseph Tein: Drug addiction and drug dependence are defined differently in the clinical literature.
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